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(43) Date of publication: 14.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/50 (21) Application number: 21708879.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.02.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B67D 1/00(2006.01) B67D 1/08(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B67D 1/0021; B67D 1/0043; B67D 2001/0095; B67D 1/0888 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/016897 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/158975 (12.08.2021 Gazette 2021/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 07.02.2020 US 202062971447 P (71) Applicant: Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/S DK-2860 Søborg (DK)	(72) Inventors: MCGOVERN, Ronan Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US) CATALDO, John Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US) CIACCIA, Natalie Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US) WEINER, Adam Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US) MA, Ricky Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US) (74) Representative: Alfa Laval Attorneys  Alfa Laval Corporate AB Patent Department P.O. Box 73 221 00 Lund 221 00 Lund (SE)